Soul Mutator

The Soul Mutator

"Judging by the power of that move, anyone below Paragon level would indeed be unable to block it without Sovereign's Might or a defensive Sovereign Artifact," Hela remarked.

Watching, Lincoln couldn't help comparing it to God-Eater. Orlando's Innate Divine Ability enhanced specific attacks, while God-Eater could be unleashed directly. And as long as they lacked a Soul Defense Sovereign Artifact or Willpower, no matter how powerful a Deity-level expert was, they couldn't resist a Highgod God-Eater Rat's God-Eater. Sometimes, one's birth determined how far one could go.

"But Kedoni didn't use Sovereign's Might, and his Soul Defense Sovereign Artifact can't protect him from physical attacks," Lincoln said, curious whether Kedoni had a way to deal with it or was about to die.

Just then, the color of the divine power around Kedoni subtly changed. A Dimensional Tornado rushed toward the black arrow of light. The two attacks weakened each other, and though the Dimensional Tornado was completely snuffed out, Kedoni's Material Defense Artifact firmly blocked the black arrow when it pierced toward him. Its assault remained fierce, but it could advance no further.

"Chief Sovereign, did you see that?" Lincoln asked, unable to hide his delight.

"Mm." Hela nodded. "He wasn't using Sovereign's Might. And just now, the color of his divine power became a little paler. It must have been Fused Divine Power."

"Brock, you said Kedoni also has a Fate Divine Clone, right?" Lincoln asked without taking his eyes off the battle.

"Yes, Chief God!" Brock answered promptly.

Hela and Lincoln both nodded. Lincoln continued, "Chief Sovereign, it seems he's a Soul Mutator. He just used divine power fused from Wind Divine Power and Fate Divine Power. Its power was ten times greater, which let him block the attack. But if he's a Soul Mutator, why does he need a Soul Defense Sovereign Artifact?"

"He probably hadn't undergone the mutation at the time," Hela said, estimating when it had happened.

The black arrow was finally blocked completely. Orlando was shocked, but he didn't let up his attack. His Long Spear whirled, his Innate Divine Ability enhanced it, and the black arrow shot out once more. Kedoni countered again with a Dimensional Tornado and Fused Divine Power. A smile appeared on his aged face. "Orlando, if you have no other tricks, then prepare to face my attacks!"

But before the black arrow had fully dissipated, Orlando shot away at top speed, trying to escape while Kedoni was occupied.

His Innate Divine Ability consumed an enormous amount of soul power. After using it twice in a row, Orlando could no longer fight at his peak strength. At that moment, escaping with his life was all that mattered.

"How can I be this unlucky?" Orlando roared inwardly. "I've challenged the Prefecture Lord so many times, and I've always withdrawn just as I was about to win. But this time, I truly meant to defeat the Jiuyou Overlord and enter the Plane Battlefield—and I just had to run into him! Not only is victory out of reach, my life is in danger."

Kedoni sneered. Another Divine Clone flew out of his body: his Fate Divine Clone.

For a Soul Mutator, the laws were shared between all their Divine Clones, as was divine power, and each clone's strength matched that of their strongest one.

Fate Kedoni unleashed his Fused Divine Power and, with the Laws of Wind, easily caught up to Orlando.

Seeing him, Orlando was terrified. He hurriedly shouted, "I surrender, Lord Kedoni!"

Kedoni only smiled. "When you had the upper hand, you used your strongest attacks to kill me. Now that you're on the back foot, you beg me to spare you? You can't expect things to be that easy! If you hadn't tried so hard to kill me, I wouldn't have pursued you. Today, your Destruction Divine Clone is staying here!"

With a casual sweep of his hand, Kedoni sent a Wind Blade slicing through the air. Orlando fell silent at once and dropped to the ground.

After looting the body, Kedoni was about to return when the world suddenly spun around him. He found himself a million miles away—and saw two men and a woman watching him. One man and the woman stood casually, while the other man knelt respectfully on the ground.

"Jinyan Overlord Kedoni pays his respects to the Chief Gods!" As a Prefecture Lord for many years, he had even seen a Paragon. There could be no doubt about the identities of the two standing before him: they had to be Chief Gods! Moreover, two hundred trillion years ago, he had been fortunate enough to see the Death Chief Sovereign. He hadn't dared look directly at her, but he still remembered her aura.

"Not bad, Kedoni. You're a Peak Asura of the Wind Element, and a Soul Mutator of the Wind and Fate Elements. Below Paragon level, you should have no rivals," Lincoln said with a smile. Hela simply stood by in silence.

Generally speaking, a dual-element Soul Mutator could reach only the Seven-Star Level, even with Fused Divine Power and Heterogeneous Mysteries. That was because Heterogeneous Mysteries could only be fused one from each element, equivalent to fusing three Mysteries of the same element. People had considered fusion methods such as "2+1," "2+2," and "6+6," but nobody had ever succeeded. A Three-element Soul Mutation was far more powerful. Fusing Heterogeneous Mysteries alone could bring one to Asura level, and combined with Fused Divine Power, it made one an Asura whose supply of different kinds of Sovereign's Might never ran dry.

Kedoni's current strength was only a hair below that of a Three-Element Soul Mutator.

"Thank you for the praise, Chief God!" Kedoni felt both nervous and hopeful.

"Would you be willing to become my Sovereign Envoy?" Lincoln asked with a smile.

"Kedoni would be honored!" Kedoni answered, a little excited. After serving as the Jiuyou Overlord for so many years, he had finally caught a Chief God's attention!

"Think it over," Lincoln said with a smile. "Once you become my Sovereign Envoy, you'll have to represent the Darkness Divine Plane in this Plane War and the next."

Kedoni calmed down a little. He had heard that some Plane Wars were extremely brutal, turning into Asura Meat Grinders where Asuras fell in droves.

"Chief God, I've thought it through. I'm willing!" Kedoni answered firmly.

Lincoln nodded, then asked, "Which Sovereign Artifact do you want?"

"Material Defense Sovereign Artifact!" Kedoni replied without hesitation, as if he had been mulling it over for a long time. His physical attacks were already terrifying. Though they didn't match Orlando's, anyone without a Material Defense Sovereign Artifact could barely withstand them. But against someone with one, even an Attack Main God Artifact wouldn't help him break through their defense. More importantly, with a Dual-Defense Sovereign Artifact, he wouldn't have to fear entering the Plane Battlefield. He might even earn enough military merits there to obtain an Attack Main God Artifact.

Lincoln bestowed a suit of soft armor on Kedoni, along with ten drops of Wind Sovereign's Might and a hundred drops of Dark Sovereign Power.

After Kedoni and Brock left, Lincoln and Hela continued their conversation.

"You acquired a fine Sovereign Envoy today. How about I introduce you to another one?" Hela asked with a smile.